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December 20th
153 Notable deaths
Günter Eich
German dramatist and playwright.
Born February 1st, 1907 in Lebus. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1972 at 65 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Guglielmo Oberdan
Italian failed assassin (1858-1882).
Born February 1st, 1858 in Trieste.
Died December 20th, 1882 at 24 years old in Trieste (hanging).
Boris Hessen
Russian philosopher and physicist (1893-1936).
Born August 28th, 1893 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died December 20th, 1936 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Robin Reed
Olympic wrestler.
Born October 20th, 1899 in Pettigrew.
Died December 20th, 1978 at 79 years old in Salem.
Igor Severyanin
Russian poet.
Born May 16th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1941 at 54 years old in Tallinn (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Bonatz
German architect (1877-1956).
Born December 6th, 1877 in Solgne. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1956 at 79 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Anita Augspurg
German jurist, actress, writer, and activist, editor (1857–1943).
Born September 22nd, 1857 in Verden (Aller). [ref]
Died December 20th, 1943 at 86 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Alexander Vvedensky
Russian poet with formidable influence on "unofficial" and avant-garde art during and after the times of the soviet union.
Born December 19th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1941 at 37 years old in Kazan (pleurisy).
Joan Maragall
Spanish catalan poet, journalist and translator.
Born January 1st, 1861 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1911 at 50 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Yoshimitsu Morita
Film director.
Born January 25th, 1950 in Chigasaki. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2011 at 61 years old in Tokyo (acute liver failure). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 153
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld